Anthropology-Psychology interface
Anthropology for Beginners
AUGUST 17, 2023
It approaches the comparative study of human experience, behavior, facts, and artifacts from a dual sociocultural and psychological most often psychodynamic perspective.
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London Anthropology Day (30th June)
Teaching Anthropology
JUNE 12, 2023
London Anthropology day, 30 th June 2023, British Museum Are you fascinated by different cultures? Curious about human evolution? Discover what anthropology is all about by popping along to the British Musuem for London Anthropology Day. Or looking for a broad and exciting degree?
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Multimodal ethnographies for teaching anthropological sensibilities
Teaching Anthropology
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Anna Apostolidou PhD, Assistant Professor of Social Anthropology, Ionian University Given the history of our discipline, it seems rather peculiar that anthropologists are not more “naturally inclined” to employ multimodality in their research and teaching.
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Consumer Anthropology and AI: Teaching Business School Students
Teaching Anthropology
DECEMBER 16, 2023
In preparation for a class based my 2022 article in Teaching Anthropology, Toward a Pedagogy for Consumer Anthropology: Method, Theory, Marketing , I provided ChatGPT with the following prompt: Use the research findings below to create 12 marketing ideas for Duncan Hines cake mix.
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Cultural Relativism
Anthropology for Beginners
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Cultural Relativism Cultural Relativism expresses the idea that the beliefs and practices of others are best understood in the light of the particular cultures in which they are found. Most societies are not relativist: they view their own ways as good, other people's as bad, inferior, or immoral a form of ETHNOCENTRISM.
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Cultural Ecology and Julian Steward
Anthropology for Beginners
NOVEMBER 26, 2022
Normal 0 false false false EN-IN X-NONE X-NONE Cultural Ecology and Julian Steward: Table of Contents Cultural Ecology and Julian Steward: 1 Steward’s theory: 1 Arrival of Culture ecology. The cultural ecologists speak about an intimate relationship between culture and environment.
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Anthropology at a Crossroads: Confronting Challenges and Reimagining the Future
Anthropology News
AUGUST 18, 2024
Anthropology has long been celebrated as a discipline that offers profound insights into human cultures, societies, and behaviors. Its holistic approach and emphasis on reflexivity have contributed significantly to our understanding of the human experience.
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Application of Archaeological Anthropology and Cultural Resources Management
Anthropology for Beginners
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Application of Archaeology Archaeology is the study of human past through material remains. archaeologists study past humans and societies primarily through their material remains – the buildings, tools, and other artifacts that constitute what is known as the material culture left over from former societies.
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Ancient DNA Illuminates South Africa’s Human History
Anthropology.net
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
A groundbreaking study 1 of ancient human DNA from the Oakhurst rock shelter in South Africa is shedding new light on population history in one of the world’s earliest regions of modern human activity. It contained more than 40 human graves and preserved layers of human artifacts, such as stone tools, going back 12,000 years.”
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Peasant and Peasantry in Anthropology
Anthropology for Beginners
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
iv] Anthropological attention to Peasant study: Although Robert Redfield’s fieldwork in Mexico as early as 1926 is considered to be the first attempt to see peasant as an analytical category, the study of peasant or the use of the term peasant is quite old.
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Active learning as a pedagogical strategy to enhance the learning of anthropology
Teaching Anthropology
MAY 8, 2023
Marilou Polymeropoulou, University of Oxford, School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography Active learning is a well-established pedagogical strategy in secondary and tertiary education where independent learning and critical thinking are nurtured. Three challenges in teaching anthropology. Teaching Anthropology 1 (2), pp.
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Branches of Biological Anthropology
Anthropology for Beginners
NOVEMBER 28, 2021
It is also known as physical anthropology, which originally referred to the study of human biology within the framework of evolution and with an emphasis on the interaction between biology and culture. Thousands of specimens of human ancestors (mostly fragmentary) are now kept in research collections.
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Learning How to Wash Your Hands in Anthropology Class
Teaching Anthropology
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
To his point, I find the current slew of handwashing videos on YouTube and other sites to be excellent resources for anthropology class projects, and utilize several in an activity that nurtures introductory students’ skills in critical thinking and observation. Human hygiene is taken as an example. It is not one size fits all’.
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CFP: Treasure: Unearthing Value in Anthropology
Anthropology News
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Issued: February 5, 2024 Pitches due: March 4, 2024 Decisions: March 22, 2024 First drafts due: April 17, 2024 Anthropology News invites submissions for the fourth issue of 2024, which will explore the multifaceted concept of “treasure” through an anthropological lens.
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Making Anthropological Poetry Reel
Sapiens
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
In featuring three SAPIENS poems, students in a digital anthropology seminar infused video reels for Instagram with vivid history and powerful emotions. ✽ For a digital anthropology seminar at the University of Denver, I asked my students: “Why do the pressures of our lived realities demand a response through poetry?”
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Practicing Primatology
Teaching Anthropology
AUGUST 24, 2024
By Erin-Lee Halstad McGuire, Department of Anthropology, University of Victoria, Canada My first-year anthropology students are often surprised to learn they will be studying biology as part of their introduction to anthropology. Primatology is one of our early course topics, following directly after an introduction to culture.
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Early Humans as Endurance Runners
Anthropology.net
MAY 17, 2024
Scientists uncover compelling evidence suggesting that the hunting strategies of early humans involved long-distance running, challenging conventional beliefs about the physical demands and efficiency of such pursuits. Ethnography and ethnohistory support the efficiency of hunting through endurance running in humans.
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A Classroom Research Project with Lasting Meaning
Teaching Anthropology
NOVEMBER 11, 2023
ELIZABETH KEATING, Professor of Anthropology & Graduate Faculty, Human Dimensions of Organizations, The University of Texas at Austin Teaching through research is recognized as one of the strengths of anthropology. The interview assignment encouraged them to see anthropology in conversation with their own families.
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CSS Anthropology Syllabus
Anthroholic
AUGUST 22, 2023
Explore the CSS Anthropology syllabus, encompassing cultural, social, and human aspects. Gain insights into diverse societies and enhance your understanding of human behavior for the Central Superior Services exam preparation.
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Reimagining Neanderthals: Ludovic Slimak's Insights into Human Evolution and Coexistence
Anthropology.net
AUGUST 6, 2024
In his groundbreaking book, The Naked Neanderthal: A New Understanding of the Human Creature (2024), Slimak delves into the depths of Neanderthal life, challenging preconceived notions and offering a fresh perspective on what it means to be human. Slimak asserts. Slimak asserts. "We
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Anthropology Syllabus for Bangladesh Civil Services (BCS – Written)
Anthroholic
DECEMBER 11, 2023
Studying anthropology for the Bangladesh Civil Services examination is a thoughtful choice, as anthropology covers various aspects of human societies, cultures, and their development, which can be quite relevant for a career in civil services.
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Dissertation: Living with Javelinas: On the Co-production of Human-Javelina Conviviality in Texas
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MARCH 11, 2024
Abstract This dissertation investigates the coexistence of humans and javelinas in Texas. The dissertation argues that convivial human-javelina relations in Texas emerge from the negotiation of encounters—a form of intersubjective politics—leading to stable social arrangements and imbuing landscapes with meaning.
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AAA Virtual High School Internship Projects
Anthropology News
JULY 16, 2024
Each intern produced a visual summary of their chosen research article on Canva , showing us how anthropological research can be communicated in different forms and to different audiences! Alyana Seidel Growing up in Malaysia, Alyana developed a deep interest in understanding how different cultures and societies interact with each other.
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Transcultural Materiality in the Work of Magdalene Odundo
Anthropology News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
A Reflection on the 2023 Ivan Karp Workshop in Museum Anthropology, organized by the Council for Museum Anthropology Spot-lit sweeping ceramic vases made by the artist Dame Magdalene Odundo were the centerpieces of the exhibition Magdalene Odundo: A Dialogue with Objects presented at the Gardiner Museum from October 2023 to April 2024.
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Role of Anthropology in UI/UX Research and Design
Anthroholic
DECEMBER 9, 2023
Anthropology has a significant role to play in the world of UI/UX research and design. The field's focus on understanding human behavior, culture, and motivations aligns closely with the goals of UX research.
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Modern Humans and Neanderthals Coexisted in Northern Europe 45,000 Years Ago
Anthropology.net
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
There papers in Nature Ecology and Evolution 1 2 3 summarize findings at the Ranis site and showcase a Stone Age culture that predates previous estimates, shedding light on the coexistence of modern humans and Neanderthals. In the recent excavations at Ranis, a fragment of human bone was discovered. 1 Mylopotamitaki, D.,
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Call for Pitches: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Anthropology News
JANUARY 29, 2024
Issued: January 29, 2024 Response deadline: February 23, 2024 Pitch responses: February 29, 2024 First drafts due: March 27, 2024 For our third issue of 2024, Anthropology News is delving into the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence (AI) and its intricate relationship with human reality. And is humanity shaping AI?
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Society - A preliminary idea
Anthropology for Beginners
JANUARY 3, 2021
In classical sense society refers to a group of people who share a common ‘culture’, occupy a particular territorial area and feel themselves to constitute a unified and distinct entity (Frisby and Sayer 1986). A society is made up of a population, organisation, time, place and interest.” This ever changing and complex system is society.
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Call for Pitches: Care
Anthropology News
JULY 15, 2024
Issued: July 15, 2024 Pitches due: rolling until November 1, 2024 First drafts due: 3 weeks after pitch decision Submit Here Anthropology News invites submissions on the forms of care that permeate human and nonhuman worlds. The post Call for Pitches: Care appeared first on Anthropology News.
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American Anthropological Association 2023 Talk: Making Pigs Dirty: Conflicting Perspectives on Javelinas and Hogs in Texas
Anthropology 365
NOVEMBER 25, 2023
I co-chaired a panel at the 2023 meeting of the American Anthropological Association titled “The America Animal.” ” Abstract: Other-than-human animals comprise a large part of the social and ecological fabric of our lives in ways that are often unexpected or unnoticed.
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Why I Study Human-Animal Relations as an Anthropologist
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FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Anthropology is the study of humans, or as Dr. Jon Marks says: “the study of who we are and where we come from.” ” I consider it to be the study of humans and the variety of relationships humans have. However, for much of my career, I have studied non-human animals (mostly primates).
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Familiar Danger: Human-Animal Conflict and the Expectation of Deception in Wayanad, Kerala
Anthropology News
APRIL 30, 2024
In Wayanad, a densely forested district in the state of Kerala, in South India, human-animal conflict is on the rise, with frequent reports of tigers preying on cattle, bears causing havoc, and elephants damaging property. But it is not only humans who are harmed in these conflicts.
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Revisiting the Spiritual Violence of BS Jobs
Sapiens
OCTOBER 15, 2024
The late David Graeber was an American professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics. Such roles are prevalent in areas such as finance, admin, law, marketing, and human resources. Graeber’s book is conversational in style, drawing on history, literature, sociology, anthropology, and pop culture to support his arguments.
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The Evolutionary Importance of Risky Play: Challenging Limits for Childhood Development
Anthropology.net
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
In their paper published in Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health 1 , the researchers argue that this type of play fulfills an evolutionary need inherited from our ape and early human ancestors. Modern humans, while less adept climbers than other primates, still retain the physical capacity to engage in these activities.
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Donald E. Brown
Anthropology News
JULY 27, 2024
After army service, in 1959, Brown returned to El Camino and declared anthropology as his major. He transferred to UCLA to continue his anthropology courses with M. One of his classmates was Carrie Chu, who was from Hong Kong and was studying anthropology and Southeast Asian history. Smith and Hilda Kuper as his advisors.
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Tribe as a Pre-political and pre-contractual society and in the evolutionary schema (Morgan and Maine)
Anthropology for Beginners
AUGUST 22, 2022
The word "tribe" has a long and ignoble history and remains one of the most variably used terms within and outside of anthropology (Helm 1968). But most who use the term analytically narrow it to mean some form of political unit, as distinct from "ethnie" or "nation," which suggest a cultural identity. It was L.H.
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Call for Pitches: Deception
Anthropology News
JANUARY 19, 2024
Issued: January 19, 2024 Response deadline: February 2, 2024 Pitch responses: February 7, 2024 First drafts due: February 21, 2024 For our second issue of 2024, Anthropology News invites you to explore the anatomy of deception and dissect the truths and untruths that form our understanding of reality. What forms do these deceptions take?
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Leonard B. Glick
Anthropology News
AUGUST 11, 2024
In 1957 Len left medicine for a field that interested him far more, beginning the study of anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania and getting his PhD in 1963. Len is best known to historians of anthropology for an article published in 1982 that began a small academic industry. Glick appeared first on Anthropology News.
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Charting Uncharted: A Portrayal of Treasure Hunting
Anthropology News
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Uncharted doesn’t stand alone in the narrative it serves, but it is a notable entry in a long line of pulp fictions that treat tangible cultural heritage as objects that can be removed from their context with no change in significance. Tenzin’s dialogue instead becomes ambient noise on Nathan’s quest to Tibetan cultural treasures.
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Worldview
Anthropology for Beginners
DECEMBER 13, 2021
Worldview Worldview is the set of cultural and psychological beliefs held by members of a particular culture; the term was borrowed from the German Weltanschauung. In Redfield’s book The Folk Culture of Yucatan (1941), he expressed an embryonic concern with the concept of world view.
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Luther Gerlach
Anthropology News
APRIL 17, 2024
He then served in the US Army in for two years (1952–54) and as a government researcher in Germany before earning a PhD in cultural anthropology in 1961 from the University of London, with certificates in African and Islamic law and Swahili at the School of African and Oriental Studies (SOAS) in 1958.
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Curating Immigrant Life: A Praxis of Care
Anthropology News
OCTOBER 1, 2024
In this essay, I reflect on the experience of curating Alexa Vasquez: Undocumented Times/Queer Yearnings as an undocumented immigrant anthropologist and lessons regarding the potential for curatorial anthropology as a praxis of care. After all, experiencing a range of emotions makes us complex human beings.
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We Have to Meet in Person to Be Moved by People’s Stories
Anthropology News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Anthropology has been quite slow to embrace Helen Schwartzman’s insight in The Meeting: Gatherings in Organizations and Communities (1989) that meetings offer a vital window into collective human projects and organizations. Josh Meyer is the section contributing editor for the Association for the Anthropology of Policy.
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Finding Our Way Forward—by Remembering
Sapiens
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
I leave for class early, saving enough time to sit outside by the anthropology building and watch people go by. Archaeology is the study of our human ancestors. But I still feel a kinship to all Native people, and the conflating of our cultures makes everything feel personal, for better or worse. Not aloud, of course.
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